Why doesn't drag and drop work?

I want to re-arrange files on my desktop.  When I use 'drag & drop' the file I moved just snaps back to its original location.  How do I get 'drag & drop'  to work properly?

Hi Probie 1983!
Nope, there are no such options/menu items in my menus, and I did not click 'Arrange By' as you stated.
My version of Lion came with the Mac Pro I purchased; it was not an upgrade, so maybe that's part of the problem.
I'm going to call Apple and use the support 'contract' I purchased when I bought the MacPro.  I'll let anyone know what they say if there's an interest.
Cheers,
Dave P.

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  • [SOLVED] Thunar 1.6 doesn't drag-and-drop with the right mouse button

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